InvestTalk Podcasts
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Why Are Bond Fund Managers Loading Up On Stocks?
News flash - A total of 352 mutual funds classified as "bond funds" now own stocks.Today's Stocks & Topics: Beating Inflation in Retirement, Housing Sales, (SNXFX)Schwab 1000 Index Fund, Investing, Real Estate, 401k.
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You Asked for it New Improved Mutual Funds
Mutual fund investors now have strict demands that are changing the industry growth, liability management and lower fees.Today's Stocks & Topics: Six myths about 529 Plans, The Fed & Bernanke, Inflation, Facebook, (PG) Procter & Gamble Co., (KRFT) Kraft Foods Group Inc., Insurance, Roth I-R-A, Commodities, 401k, Foreign Stocks.
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Promises of Big Returns with a Catch
So-called alternative investing CAN pay big, but requires lots of time and research. Is it worth the work and the risk?Today's Stocks & Topics: Index Funds, Bernanke & the Fed, Key Industries Performance, 529 Plans, Corporate Taxes, (ARMH) ARM Holdings PLC ADS, Secular Bull Market.
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Should You Go Global With Real Estate?
Hoping for potentially higher returns, U.S. investors are putting more money into overseas funds that invest in offices, malls and apartment complexes. Should you follow the trend? Stocks, funds and topics: ETFs, 'Puts' and 'Shorting,' 401K, (FNMA) Fannie Mae, IRA, Global economic outlook, Bond market
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A Do-It-Yourself Fund
On average, 401k fees reduce investment returns by 1 to 2 percent a year. So is there a way to trim those? Topics and Stocks: (DLR)Digital Realty Trust Inc., Dividend payments, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Current market rise, Dow Jones Average predictions, Tapping into IRAs too soon, Obtaining Financial data, Most Shorted Stocks.
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Keeping Your Balance While Re-Balancing
Annual rebalancing can keep a portfolio from veering drastically off course over time, but maybe it just needs a tweak.Today's Stocks & Topics: Not Buy & Hold, (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, Shorter stocks, Advice to College Graduates, Walmart, Energy, 401k, (JOY) Joy Global Inc., The Market, Real Estate, Financial Planning, (FMCC) Freddie Mac, (FNMA) Fannie Mae.
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9 Painless Steps To A Healthy Portfolio
In the same way that a physician would take you step-by-step through a yearly physical, retirement portfolios need a regular checkup.Today's Stocks & Topics: (AMLP) Alerian MLP ETF, Economic Calendar, Are we overbought?, Are we getting the end of QE?, (DLR) Digital Realty Trust Inc., (ABX) Barrick Gold Corp., (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., New Investor, (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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What Consumers Can Tell Us About The Future
Using various individual retail sales figures may be one of the best indicators available for predicting the coming economic activity. But which ones and where do we find them?Today's Stocks & Topics: Portfolio Diversification, How the Rich Play the Market?, The New Oil Order, QE3 & The Market, Retirement, (VZ) Verizon Communications Inc., (AMD) Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Investing, Solar Power, (RAX) Rackspace Hosting Inc.
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The Pros and Cons of 401K Rollovers
If you move your 401(k) account funds to an IRA brokerage account, you would be able to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, not usually possible in a 401(k).Today's Stocks & Topics: (SI) Siemens AG ADS, The Feds & QE3, Presidential Second Term Purse, 6 Things that do not add value to your house, (TBT) ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., Stock Float, Software, (RYN) Rayonier Inc.
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A Remedy For Shy Investors?
Lifecycle is being touted as a way for investors to ease back into the market. Also known as target dated funds, they contain a premixed allocation of stocks and bonds. Today's Stocks & Topics: P.E. Ratio Range, Economic Numbers, Bernanke and the Fed, Fiscal Situation, (ITB) iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund, (NFLX) Netflix Inc., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, (CRM) Salesforce.com Inc., (DIS) Walt Disney Co., Investing for Kids, Stock Value.
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What's Your Investment Strategy?
What kind of investor are you? If your answer is a little fuzzy, you might have a problem. It is useful to have a handle on your investment strategy, so that you can better focus on it.Today's Stocks & Topics: (GMCR) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., Sell Apple and Buy Google?, Retirement - What to do with your spare time, JC Penney, (NEU) NewMarket Corp., (GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., (MO) Altria Group Inc., Return of Equity, (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., International Stock...
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Investors Move-In To Real Estate
Investor's ranks and property portfolios continue to grow, even as home prices rise. Some say we're only the 3rd inning of a housing recovery.Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A, JC Penny, The Netherlands, 4 Reasons why Sell in May will not happen, (GLNG) Golar LNG Ltd., (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., The Stock Market, (UNG) United States Natural Gas Fund L.P., (RIG) Transocean Ltd., (SDRL) SeaDrill Ltd., (ARII) American Railcar Industries Inc.
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Beware of Money Media Noise
In a 24-hour news cycle there's pressure to produce news NOW. How to find the facts and ignore the noise.Today's Stocks & Topics: Interest Rates, The Rising Stock Market, 4 reasons why Sell in May will not happen, S&P New High?, Energy Sectors, Roth IRA, Bankruptcies, (TBF) ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury, (CBRL) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
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REITs to the Rescue
The income-starved investor needs help. Now is the time to buy real estate investment trusts.Today's Stocks & Topics: Feds and QE3, Dark Side of the Jobs Report, 401k, Shares, Mortgage, Rail Roads, (AGNC) American Capital Agency Corp., REITs, Real Estate, (VGSTX) Vanguard STAR Fund;Investor, (TBF) ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury.
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Is Socially Responsible Investing Only Good For Your...
If you avoid investing in the "sin" stocks - cigarettes, alcohol, and casinos, can you still make money, letting your conscience be your guide?Today's Stocks & Topics: The Market, China: Labor Market, Economic Numbers, Best Paying College Degrees, Secular Bear Market, (F) Ford Motor Co., 529-Plan, Roll Over, (TNH) Terra Nitrogen Co. L.P., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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Judging A Mutual Fund By Its Type
The performance of Mutual funds vary based on portfolio selections as well as timing for entry and exit decisions. But did you know performance also depends on the TYPE of fund and how that classification performs? Today's Stocks & Topics: T-Mobile, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., (UNP) Union Pacific Corp., How Not to Run Out of Money, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, Dangers to the Financial Stability, (SNH) Senior Housing Properties Trust, (EBAY) eBay Inc.,...
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Value vs. Growth Investing
Value investor or growth investor - You can use them both. After all, that's what the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has done. Today's Stocks & Topics: (AAPL) Apple Inc., Home Prices, Growth in the First Quarter, REITs, Price Range, (NEM) Newmont Mining Corp., (BASFY) BASF SE ADS, 401k.
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The Downside of 'Equity-Indexed' Annuities
These investment products, appealing on the surface, are exceptionally complicated, featuring a host of contractual elements and terms that will be unfamiliar to most investors. And even when you spend the time, it's extremely difficult to be sure a given annuity is a good one. Here's a checklist.Today's Stocks & Topics: (ES) Energy Solutions Inc., Europe, Estate Planning, Next Financial Crisis, Investing, (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc., (WTW) Weight Watchers International Inc., Financial Advisor,...
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10 Investing Rules for the Coming Bond Crash
Long-term investors today should not own bonds. And if you do own them, you probably ought to move out of them. Is it that urgent? Some predict that when interest rates pop up... bond holders could loose 25%.Today's Stocks & Topics: Bond Funds, Google Predictions, Loans, (DFS) Discover Financial Services, (QCOM) Qualcomm Inc., (TOT) Total S.A. ADS, Sectors, Safe Investments, S&P 500 & The DOW, (CLNY) Colony Financial Inc.
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New Choices in Renewable Energy Investing
Investors want in on renewable energy investments; however, the types of investment vehicles available today are limited. But now there are some new tools that could help to get some institutional capital off the sidelines and into play.Today's Stocks & Topics: (CHRW) C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., (UNXL) Uni-Pixel Inc., ETFs for Market Correction, Earnings, Bonds, GDP report, (GLW) Corning Inc., (OAS) Oasis Petroleum Inc., (RTN) Raytheon Co., Term Life Insurance, (COH) Coach Inc., (TIF)...
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6 Signs You’re Ready to Quit Working.
There's more to retirement readiness than being financially fit. Your mindset is critical too. Are you really ready to quit work? Here's a 6 point checklist to help you gauge your fiscal and emotional fitness. Today's Stocks & Topics: Pension Benefits, European Central Bank, Shell Oil Growth, Japan, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Iran & Oil Companies, (NFLX) Netflix Inc., P.E. Ratio.
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Are ETFs a Threat to Your Mutual Fund?
There's a reason for owners of mutual funds to be vigilant as ETFs become more and more the investment vehicle of choice. This popularity could cost you dearly. Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock Evaluation, China, Earnings, Bill Gross - Pimco, Volatility Protection, Pension Plans, (LUK) Leucadia National Corp., (HLF) Herbalife Ltd., I-R-As.
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Real Estate In Your IRA?
Self-Directed IRA can include Real Esate, local businesses and precious metals, and still enjoy the tax advantages. But there is a down side. Today's Stocks & Topics: Home Builders, Too much Apple and Gold in your Portfolios?, Retirement Plans, Real Estate: Second Home, Straddle, Trading the S&P 500, New Investor, The 60/40 Strategy, (RIG) Transocean Ltd., 529 Plan.
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Why Warren Buffett Thinks Investing in Gold is Stupid
Today's Stocks and Topics: Caps, Bank Stocks, Technology Rust Belt, Singles & Retirement, Gold, (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Roth I-R-A, (FDX) FedEx Corp., (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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New Changes Make Investing in ETFs More Appealing
Exchange Traded Funds are still gaining popularity. But now they go beyond just being tied to an index, this newer breed is actively managed like a mutual fund, but still trades like a stock. Todays Stocks and Topics: (XIN) Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd., Economic Numbers, Strong Dollar, Singles and Retirement, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Balance Income Fund, (FHCO) Female Health Co., 401k, (IBM) International Business Machines Corp.
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10 Rules of the Road for the Long-Term Investor
Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold, Modern Portfolio Theory, Greece & Germany, (ABC) AmerisourceBergen Corp., Emerging Markets, (PF) Pinnacle Foods Inc., Commodities, (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, The Stock Market, (CVX) Chevron Corp., (F) Ford Motor Co.
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Are You Paying Too Much For Your Mutual Funds?
We track the cost of milk and gasoline, but do we know what the mutual funds in our IRAs are really costing? Some funds may generate larger returns for the money, but frequently any performance advantage is erased by the fees that are shaved off investors' returns. Today's Stocks & Topics: (WLL) Whiting Petroleum Corp., Digital Age, the Soda Business, Japan's Currency, Consumer Sales Report, (PSE) Pioneer SouthWest Energy Partners L.P., Retirement Contribution, Real Estate or The Stock...
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5 Smart Things To Do With Your Tax Refund
Today's Stocks & Topics: (GGN) GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, Microsoft, The IPO Market, Facebook, (ABX) Barrick Gold Corp., (FCFS) First Cash Financial Services Inc., 529 Plan, (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Financial Advisor, Is the PC Dying?
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3 Red Flags That Should Warn You Off a Stock
Today's Stocks & Topics: (HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Co., IRS Audits, The Solar Business, Japan Currency, Press Release, Reverse Mortgage, (MPW) Medical Properties Trust Inc., (HES) Hess Corp., Index Universal Life Insurance, Gold, (BGT)BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc.
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What To Do In A Market That Ignores Bad News
Today's Stocks & Topics: The Next Boom, Retail Sales, Google Fiber, (DIS) Walt Disney Co., (T) AT&T Inc., ETFs, (MKC) McCormick & Co. Inc., The Stock Market, 401k, Inherited Roth I-R-A.
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Can Mutual Fund Investors Match the SP 500?
Today's Stocks & Topics: (GD) General Dynamics Corp., What nobody wants to buy anymore?, (GGN) GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, I-R-A, Gifts, (UPL) Ultra Petroleum Corp., (KORS) Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., Invsting for Kids.
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An Investing Success Story: How One Couple Became...
Helen and Jeff Brown have built a small fortune thanks to their savvy investing skills. And thanks to their hard work, they are worth several million dollars. Stocks discussed during this episode: PETM, JCP, ALLT, GOOG, DE
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Should you take more risks to make up for lost savings?
Today's Stocks & Topics: (MON) Monsanto Co., The Fed & Jobs Market, Earnings Season, Crowd Founding, When to Sell, (LINE) Linn Energy LLC, (ASPS) Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., Short Term Investments.
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The 10 Worst Places to Retire
Today's Stocks & Topics: (MU) Micron Technology Inc., Oil Prices, Jobs Report, The Stock Market, (INTC) Intel Corp., (EMC) EMC Corp., (CONN) Conn's Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc., Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, REITs, (IYR) iShares Trust Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund, (COP) ConocoPhillips, (PSX) Phillips 66, Portfolio.
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US Jobless Claims Hiked During The Easter Holiday...
Weekly jobless claims spiked to 385,000 as the big news for this week. It was surprising on the upside since we were just running below 350,000 on average. Most probably this was caused by the Easter Holiday weekend. But still we are going to cash in almost all of our accounts because we believe that market correction will happen any time sooner. On the other hand, growth of the US economy is slowed down by the rest of the world especially Europe. Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update...
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The Golden State's Fracking Pot of Gold
Todays Stocks & Topics - (WFM) Whole Foods Market Inc., Mom and Pop Investors, Cyclical Stocks, Unemployment Numbers, ETFs, (PG) Procter and Gamble Co., (SKYY) First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund, (FFIV) F5 Networks Inc., The Correction, (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS.
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Economic Indicators to Know
Today's Stocks & Topics: (FSLR) First Solar Inc., The Interior of the Stock Market, Oil Inventory Numbers, Hot Jobs, (MSFT) Microsoft Corp., ETFs, REITs, Books, (X) United States Steel Corp., Market P.E., Investments.
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Hybrid Funds to the Rescue
This special fund brings diversity to nervous investors. Company Revenue vs. Sales, Return on Equity vs. Assets, FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc, LEN - Lennar Corp. Cl A, SU - Suncor Energy Inc, Mutual Funds vs. ETFs.
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US economy fuels rally despite global problems
Today's Stocks and Topics: (SIX) Six Flags Entertainment Corp., (GIS) General Mills Inc., Jobs Numbers, Retirement Savings, Taxes, (HD) Home Depot Inc., (LULU) Lululemon Athletica Inc., IRA, (TAL) TAL International Group Inc., Investing in the Market.
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How much time does investing really require
Today's Stocks and Topics: ETFs, Retail Sales, Irrational Exuberance, Natural Gas, U.S. Economy, Index Universal Life, Stop Limit Order, New Investor, Triple Double Tops, Extra Income, International Investing.
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Learning From Our Parent's Financial Mistakes
Today's Stocks and Topics: (CHK) Chesapeake Energy Corp., Selling stocks, Trading, Bonds, Choices for new investor, ROTH IRA, Converting 401k to ROTH IRA, (CPA) Copa Holdings S.A. CL A
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Social Security options worth investigating
Today's Stocks and Topics: Apple Inc., Bonds vs. Mutual Funds, (BA) Boeing Co., Cyprus Economy, KPP Income Program, (PRU) Prudential Financial Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc., Fracking.
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How to Apply Buffetts Investing Secrets to Your Portfolio
Today's Stocks and Topics: Asian Stock Markets, S and P 500, WalMart, QE3, Cyprus, Saving Account, ETFs, (MET) MetLife Inc., (DE) Deere and Co., Roth IRA, (DSX) Diana Shipping Inc.
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Housing The Long View
Today's Stocks and Topics: Cyprus Economy, Apple Inc., Investing, Pension Plan, (GE) General Electric Co., Bond Funds, ETFs, Electric Utilities.
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How mutual fund buying matters to your stocks
Todays Stocks and Topics: Yields and Bonds, The Euro and Cyprus, Baby Boomer Debt, (JCP) J.C. Penney Co. Inc., (ARNA) Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., (AVAV) AeroVironment Inc., (FB) Facebook Inc. Cl A, (AAPL) Apple Inc., (CELG) Celgene Corp., (MMM) 3M Co.
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What Assets Can Be Held Inside an IRA
Todays Stocks and Topics: (NLY) Annaly Capital Management Inc., The Euro and Cyprus, Boomer Debt, (RWT) Redwood Trust Inc., (FMCC) Freddie Mac, Capital Gains and Retirement, Retirement Needs, Australia and the Mining Industry, (AT) Atlantic Power Corp., Investing in the Market, (FIRE) Sourcefire Inc., (KORS) Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., (XIV) VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN.
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What Does FDIC Insurance Cover
Todays Stocks and Topics: (ARI) Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. (ORCL) Oracle Corp. the Bond Crash is Coming (TEI) Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS, Retirement, (O) Realty Income Corp. (ARCP) American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (FNMA) Fannie Mae.
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Still a Long Way to Go for housing
Todays Stocks and Topics: (FMCC) Freddie Mac, (AXP) American Express Co., ETF Battle, (JE) Just Energy Group Inc. I-R-A (KKR) KKR and Co. L.P. 10 Signs Your Stocks Are About To Tumble (NMM) Navios Maritime Partners L.P., (KBH) KB Home, Trading.
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Why an SandP 500 Record Means More for You Than a Dow...
Todays Stocks and Topics: Chinese Housing Market, Cyprus Bailout, The Bond Market, Europe, The Dow vs. SandP 500, (IAG) IAMGOLD Corp., (LLY) Eli Lilly and Co., Dividends.
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How much time does investing really require
Todays Stocks and Topics: ETFs, (WFM) Whole Foods Market Inc., Irrational Exuberance, Natural Gas, Index Universal Life, (COP) Conoco Phillips, Stop Limit Order, (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS.
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Bond investors warned of risks in coming months
Todays Stocks and Topics: (KORS) Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., Hostess, Europe, (CL) Colgate-Palmolive Co., Mutual Funds, (EOG) EOG Resources Inc., (BX) Blackstone Group L.P., 401k.
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The Truth About Mutual Funds
Today's Stocks and Topics: Gold, (GGN) GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources and Income Trust, Financial Advisor, Returns, (AA) Alcoa Inc., (BTO) John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund, Stock Evaluation, The Feds and The Market, (SJT) San Juan Basin Royalty Trust, (COP) ConocoPhillips.
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Is there such a thing as passive investing
Todays Stocks and Topics (SLCA) U.S. Silica Holdings Inc., Manpower Survey, The Dow, Google Glasses, (NEPT) Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., (CMCSA) Comcast Corp. Cl A, Long Term Investing, Roth IRA, Buying Stocks, (S) Sprint Nextel Corp.
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Is it too late to get in on stock surge
Todays Stocks and Topics: (GAB) Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., Banks Stress Test, Apple vs. Android, Boring Stocks ArePaying Off, 401k, (UNP) Union Pacific Corp., Gifting Money, (CA) CA Inc., Buying Into the Market, (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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Warren Buffetts 10 biggest holdings
Todays Stocks and Topics: (NLY) Annaly Capital Management Inc., Venezuela Oil Production, Long Term Care Insurance, (WDAY) Workday Inc., (VOD) Vodafone Group PLC ADS, Life Insurance, Municipal Bonds, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Retirement.
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US Stocks Increased as New Jobs Hiked and Unemployment...
We really have good news this morning. Jobs front produced 236,000 new jobs. Unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent to 7.7 percent. The experts were expecting 160,000 new jobs- that was the consensus estimate of new jobs to be produced for February. But they missed by 40 percent which is really a big mess. The manufacturing ISM which is also a very important component of the economy came in at 56 percent for February. Jobless claims, which is a lean economic indicator, has been falling for...
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The Difference Between Investing and Income Planning
Todays Stocks and Topics: (RRGB) Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., The Dow, British Petroleum, Venezuela and Chavez, Investing, (CRUS) Cirrus Logic Inc., Life Insurance, (LMT) Lockheed Martin Corp., Investing.
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The key for energy investors is finding an edge.
Todays Stocks and Topics: (CVX) Chevron Corp., Long Term Health Care, Homebuilding Sector, The VIX, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Educational IRA, Secondary Market, (AKAM) Akamai Technologies Inc., (SFL) Ship Finance International Ltd., Technical Trends, (COP) ConocoPhillips, (INTU) Intuit Inc., (TSCO) Tractor Supply Co., (ADT) ADT Corp.
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5 ways to live well in a cheapskate retirement
Todays Stocks and Topics: (AAPL) Apple Inc., What If Big Companies Down, STIR Market Report, Economics, Roth IRA, (PCG) PG and E Corp., Dimension Funds, (DNR) Denbury Resources Inc., (CHK) Chesapeake Energy Corp., (YHOO) Yahoo Inc.
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Should you consider the option option
Todays Stocks and Topics: Money Management, Smartphone Slowdown, Warren Buffett, China and Property Sales, Oil Prices, IPOs, Bank Sector, (JPM) JPMorgan Chase and Co., 401k, (RAVN) Raven Industries Inc., Chinas Housing Market.
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Is Your Retirement on Autopilot
Today's Stocks and Topics: (AAPL) Apple Inc., Economic Numbers, Social Security at 62, 72 is the new 30, (AGNC) American Capital Agency Corp., (ISRG) Intuitive Surgical Inc., New Investor, 12 Month Cycle, (SNE) Sony Corp. ADS, Prospectus.
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Pending Home Sales Grown by Four and a Half Percent in...
Pending Home Sales Index increased a robust 4.5% last January though the expectation was a 1.8% growth. The index now 9.5% above compared to the last year. This index originated on signed contracts. Closings were essentially flat. This predicts well for February and March as we go into the spring season. Many are still grouchy about low volume of home supplies for sale. Also, many predicted a spike in sales this spring but they are not expecting an augmentation in 2013 that they had been in...
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Is Relying On Home Equity For Retirement A Good Idea
Today's Stocks and Topics: (GLW) Corning Inc., The Dow, Facebook and Microsoft, Europe, (VMW) VMware Inc., (TRV) Travelers Cos. Inc., Stock Market Inflows, ETFs vs. Mutual Funds, Credit Card Debt. (PDS) Precision Drilling Corp., Stock Evaluation, (VLO) Valero Energy Corp., Earnings, (JBHT) J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
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How To Use Price To Sales Ratios To Value Stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: (CNBKA) Century Bancorp Inc. CL A, Durable Goods Report, The Sequester and The Economy, Mistakes to Avoid in 2013, (COV) Covidien PLC, (AAPL) Apple Inc., (VIX) CBOE Volatility Index, Real Estate, (RDSA) Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS CL A, (CTL) CenturyLink Inc., (VIXY) ProShares VIX Short Term Futures ETF. 02.27.2013
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Three ways to conquer a fear of stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: (PGH) Pengrowth Energy Corp., CEOs and The Economy, Housing Data, Europe, Real Estate, Bernanke, (RDSA) Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS CL A, Financial Advisors, (TOT) Total S.A. ADS, (NOK) Nokia Corp. ADS, US Airlines merge.
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The Rising Risks of Bonds and ETFs
Today's Stocks and Topics: (COH) Coach Inc., (CLF) Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Index Annuities, (CBRL)Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., Beginning Investing, 4 Real Estate myths.
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6 Questions to Ask Before Converting a 401k to Roth
Today's Stocks and Topics: The VIX, Capital Expending Plans, Americas Coffee Cup Half Full or Half Empty, How To Retire Rich, 401k, Taxes, Interest Payments, (COH) Coach Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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The Fed is uneasy about their QE program
Today's Stocks and Topics: (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS, Home Sales Report, How To Retire Rich, 5 Dangers Set to Trip a 100 year Bear Market, Market Linked CDs, 401k, (PNNT) PennantPark Investment Corp., (BOND) PIMCO Total Return ETF, Housing (SRCL) Stericycle Inc., (MON) Monsanto Co.
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4 Reasons to Feel Good About Living in America
Today's Stocks and Topics: (GG) Goldcorp Inc., The Financial Crisis, The Federal Reserve, How To Retire Rich, New Investor, Retirement, (GOLD) Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS, (GMF) SPDR S and P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF, The Economy, (GLD) SPDR Gold Trust, Redemption, ETFs, (WYNN) Wynn Resorts Ltd., (AKAM) Akamai Technologies Inc.
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Why a Wave of European Deals Could Be Next
Today's Stocks and Topics: Young Investor, Dividends, 401k, S and P 500 Variables, Day Trading, (GNIN) Green Innovations Ltd., (EEM) iShares Inc. MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, (PII) Polaris Industries Inc., (DWO) Dynamic Oil Services Intellidex Index, (PSA) Public Storage, (DDD) 3D Systems Corp.
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All Eyes on MLPs for 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Venezuela, Biggest Risk in Retirement, Next Budget Battle, I Bonds, Mutual Funds, Reverse ETFs, Asset Allocation, Young Investor, Retirement.
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Are you ready to retire?
Today's Stocks and Topics: (UA) Under Armour Inc. CL A, Correction, Gold and Currency, Retirement, (AGX) Argan Inc., (FCFS) First Cash Financial Services Inc., S and P 500, 529 Plan, REITs, (ROOF) IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF, (CLF) Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Total Cash Flow.
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Smartphones Sales Fell Worldwide For The 1st Time in 2012
Sales for Smartphones fell worldwide last year. The market might have reached the point of saturation where the demand for more feature phones weakened. Some experts predicted that this fall might continue in 2013. It might be worthwhile to watch it closely in terms of investing on stocks. Another interesting news that came out this week is the G20 summit in Moscow. In the past, this event was fairly focused on by the media but not this time. Probably because most people believe that it's...
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Guide To Oil And Gas Plays In North America
Today's Stocks and Topics: (AAPL) Apple Inc., Wall Street and the Auto Industry, U.S. Currency in Danger, Secrets to Long Retirement, (LL) Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., (LMT) Lockheed Martin Corp., (SSYS) Stratasys Ltd., Financial Analysis, Life Insurance, (ETN) Eaton Corp. PLC, (BRF) Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap ETF, (KORS) Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.
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US On Fast Track to Energy Independence
Today's Stocks and Topics: More People Are Quitting Their Jobs, U.S. and the Recession, Short Ratio, Corporate Bonds, Date Funds, Mutual Funds, (COST) Costco Wholesale Corp.
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Are concerns about bond ladders valid
Today's Stocks and Topics: (FLR) Fluor Corp., Retirement, Corporations with Cash, Stocks and Taxes, Asset Allocation, (AA) Alcoa Inc., (EAD) Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund, (TOT) Total S.A. ADS, (GNIN) Green Innovations Ltd., (DDD) 3D Systems Corp.
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Should you really be in Target Date Funds
Today's Stocks and Topics: Banks and the Bond Bubble, Five Retirement Choices, Dividends, 401k, Natural Gas, (KFN) KKR Financial Holdings LLC, (CVS) CVS Caremark Corp., (LO) Lorillard Inc., (FCX) Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc.
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5 Things to Know About Asset Allocation
Today's Stocks and Topics: 5 Stocks that Warren Buffet is Buying, (SPF) Standard Pacific Corp., Individual Security, (HGG) HHGregg Inc., Aerospace Companies, QE3, (CSCO) Cisco Systems Inc., (NOV) National Oilwell Varco Inc., Investing.
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Earnings Season Is Over With Slow Economic Growth Ahead...
Market struggles to grow higher after a great January. While economic numbers are at an acceptable level but not surprisingly strong. Though the earnings were a little bit surprising during the earning season that was because the expectation were set so low. But overall, it was pretty much decent, of course, with the CEO's being guided higher. With the earning season over, what we are expected to see is slight improvement but nothing major. For instance, the unemployment claims this week was...
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Is a robot coming for your Job
Today's Stocks and Topics: Federal Reserve, Amazon vs. Walmart, Roth IRA, (ESI) ITT Educational Services Inc., Feds Operation Twist, (MSFT) Microsoft Corp., (SU) Suncor Energy Inc., (ECAU) Echo Automotive Inc., (DDD) 3D Systems Corp., STZ Constellation Brands Inc.
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Foriegn Investing Basics 3 startegies
Today's Stocks and Topics: U.S. Manufacturing, Life Changes, (DELL) Dell Inc., (HIG) Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., (VOD) Vodafone Group PLC ADS, (FCX) Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., (FDX) FedEx Corp., (KORS) Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.
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Worst Of Foreclosure Crisis Is Over But Problems Remain
Today's Stocks and Topics: Too Much Optimism in the Market, Debt Ceiling, Earnings, U.S. Currency, Sectors, First Time Investor, Dividends, 401k, Stocks Limits, Level 2, Individual Business Operation, Roth IRA.
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The Biggest Money Mistake You could Make
Today's Stocks and Topics: Money Pouring into Stocks, Canadian Penny, (EIX) Edison International, Dividends and IRA, (AAPL) Apple Inc., (PRTS) U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc., Stock Evaluation.
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What happened to the wall of worry
Today's Stocks and Topics: National Debt, Jobs Report, No Money Down Mortgages, (GBDC) Golub Capital BDC Inc., (EMC) EMC Corp., (OSIS) OSI Systems Inc., (MAPIX) Matthews Asia Dividend Fund Investor, (BSX) Boston Scientific Corp., (XLE) Select Sector SPDR Energy, (GE) General Electric Co., (F) Ford Motor Co., (AOL) AOL Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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Why This Is Best Looking GDP Drop Youll See
Today's Stocks and Topics: Best Dow January in 20 Years, Incomes Up in December, Best Pay Jobs Without Degrees, Buying and Sell, (COH) Coach Inc., 401k vs. Mortgage, Bond Funds, Bond Funds, (KOG) Kodiak Oil and Gas Corp., (VFC) VF Corp., Triple Tops.
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Why Tomorrows Winners Will Surprise You
Today's Stocks and Topics: Federal Reserve and Interest Rates, Facebook Earnings, Top 10 Counterfeited Products in the U.S., (NVDA) NVIDIA Corp., (INVN) InvenSense Inc., (SCHW) Charles Schwab Corp., (SHW) Sherwin Williams Co., (INTC) Intel Corp., Buying Opportunities, Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA, (XOM) Exxon Mobil Corp., (BP) BP PLC ADS, (TSO) Tesoro Corp., Counterfeit Items.
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Why a Hedge Fund Manager is Bullish on US Economy
Today's Stocks and Topics: Apartment Demand, Economic Stats, Taxes Preparation, (WPZ) Williams Partners L.P. Un, (WPRT) Westport Innovations Inc., (CLNE) Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (V) VISA Inc. Cl A, (TNA) Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x Shares, (FAGIX) Fidelity Capital and Income Fund, (NFLX) Netflix Inc., Where to Invest, (BLK) BlackRock Inc., (DUG) ProShares UltraShort Oil and Gas.
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How Apple Ate Wall Street
Today's Stocks and Topics: China, Retirement, (XLB) Select Sector SPDR Materials, (AAPL) Apple Inc., (WEC) Wisconsin Energy Corp., The Stock Market, (ELLI) ELLIE MAE Inc., (SYK) Stryker Corp.
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Buying the Unloved 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Natural Gas, Lessons to invest by, Inconsistent Advice, (KTCC) Key Tronic Corp., (AAPL) Apple Inc., (GEMS) PureFunds ISE Diamond Gemstone ETF, (RTEC) Rudolph Technologies Inc., Buy and Sell, Managing Risk, (KOF) Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. ADS.
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Wall Street Journal Q1 2013 Earnings Report Apple...
Apple may have reported a record-breaking quarterly revenue last Wednesday, unfortunately, its shares took a deep dive, estimated dropping at 10% in after trading hours at the same day. Further, it dropped another 2% during after trading hours the next day. Apple's freefalling share value impresses many shareholders, buyers, and avid fans in doubt though it may have several new and innovative products in its ultra-secretive pipeline for this year. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update...
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Tracking Consumers Milk out Wine in Drink trends.
Today's Stocks and Topics: Apple 12 percent Down, ETFs, Short ETFs, Diversification, Bond Funds, Stocks that go Up and Down at the End of the Month, (SH) ProShares Short S and P500, (TWO) Two Harbors Investment Corp.
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Is a 60 40 stock bond mix the right balance
Today's Stocks and Topics: Are We Overbought, The IMF Forecast, (OMX) OfficeMax Inc., Bonds, Interest Rates, High Yield, Roth 401k, (VALE) Vale S.A. ADS, Moving Average.
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Worst Of Foreclosure Crisis Is Over But Problems Remain
Today's Stocks and Topics: Too Much Optimism in the Market, Debt Ceiling, Earnings, (PIR) Pier 1 Imports Inc., (GOOG) Google Inc. CL A, (WU) Western Union Co., (OIH) Market Vectors Oil Services ETF, (EFII) Electronics for Imaging Inc., The Stock Market, Sectors.
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New Investment Vehicles In China Real Estate In 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Bonds, 10 Surprises for 2013, Stock Brokers, Dividends Earning Stocks, 401k Choices, Trading, International Investments, Mutual Funds, Get Into The Market, Warrants, IRA.
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Key to Analyzing oil and gas stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: China, Made in America, Home Shortage, (RIMM) Research in Motion Ltd., Dividends, The Stock Market, (BRY) Berry Petroleum Co. CL A, (AMLP) Alerian MLP ETF, (VIX) CBOE Volatility Index, (PSEC) Prospect Capital Corp., (BAC) Bank of America Corp., IRA, (INTC) Intel Corp.
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Retails Sales Went Up This Week Consumer Spending Rises...
Retail sales report is much better than the last month's. Surprisingly, the price of gasoline went down sharply though it is part of retail sales. So in a much larger sense, consumer spent their money more than the average on something else other than gasoline because sales still stayed the same. A big surprise this week is the new construction report which was up significantly in the month of December, 2012. 954,00 housing units were started the last month which was strikingly high. Jobless...
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8 Mistakes Investors Make With Their 401(k)s
Today's Stocks and Topics: Yields, China, Falling U.S. Oil Imports, (C) Citigroup Inc., (FDX) FedEx Corp., (T) AT and T Inc., Mortgage, (RCII) Rent A Center Inc., 401k, Social Security, (INTC) Intel Corp.
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Do Junk Bond Prices Point to Return of Bull Market
Today's Stocks and Topics: Where is the Money Going, The U.S. Manufacturing Sector, Four Leading Indicators, (KMP) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., (AMLP) Alerian MLP ETF, (CRUS) Cirrus Logic Inc., (DK) Delek US Holdings Inc., Dividends, Stock Evaluation, (VOD) Vodafone Group PLC ADS, Recession, (LO) Lorillard Inc., (WAL) Western Alliance Bancorp.
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Will Earnings Season Give the Bulls What They Want
Today's Stocks and Topics: Facebook, Pros and Cons on Gold, Where is the Money Going, (SD) SandRidge Energy Inc., Social Security, (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc., IRAs, (DELL) Dell Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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7 Social Networks to Watch in 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Rebalancing, Bond Funds, 401k, (PHM) PulteGroup Inc., Retirement Pensions, (RGR) Sturm Ruger and Co., (SPLS) Staples Inc., (FLS) Flowserve Corp., (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc.
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All Eyes on MLPs for 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Venezuela and Oil Production, Biggest Risks to Retirement, The Next Budget Battle, (FOSL) Fossil Inc., Mutual Funds, I Bonds, Shorting (AGQ) ProShares Ultra Silver, Reverse ETFs, (XOM) Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Stock Market Investing The Best Time of the Year to...
This time of the year is the best time to invest in the stock market. Rolling your money over housing and real estate stocks would be the best decision. Another great potential for stock investing this year is to tap on the natural gas sector. Though there is slow growth across the board, but still improvements this year will be much bigger compare to 2012. The government should be involved in fostering the boom of both sectors of the economy. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update and...
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Information Sources Conference Calls
Today's Stocks and Topics: Video Streaming, The Dollar, Venezuela, 200 Day Moving Average, Refinance, Investing for Kids, (UPL) Ultra Petroleum Corp., Master Limited Partnerships, (MLPG) UBS AG E TRACS linked to Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index 2040, (F) Ford Motor Co, (GE) General Electric Co., 401k Rebalance, (YONG) Yongye International Inc., (AMD) Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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A plan that forces you to save for retirement
Today's Stocks and Topics: New Rules for Mortgage Lenders, (DNP) DNP Select Income Fund Inc., (TC) Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc., Pro Shares, 401k, Rebalance, 200 Day Moving Average, (DDD) 3D Systems Corp., Stocks Breakout or down.
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Looking into the Future of IT
Today's Stocks and Topics: Debt, Investing Principals, (MSFT) Microsoft Corp., REITs, The Stock Market, Internet Stocks, (GE) General Electric Co.
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New Investment Vehicles In China Real Estate In 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Bonds, 10 Surprises for 2013, Stock Brokers, Dividends Earning Stocks, 401k Choices, (EXC) Exelon Corp., International Investments, (CSCO) Cisco Systems Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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When dividend investing is NOT dividend investing
Today's Stocks and Topics: Mattel Inc., Retail Sales, U.S. Top 5 Oil Producing States, Selling Short, 401k, Trust Deeds, Stock Buyback Stocks, Capital Gains and Taxes, Commodities, REITs, Mutual Fund Shares.
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2013 US Economic Forecast Fiscal Cliff Continues, US...
The US produced 155,000 new jobs as per jobs report for December 2012 but not a very good number from a recovery from recession. In fact, it is one of the weakest recoveries from a recession. Eventually, the economy is not that very strong and the US is not producing more jobs. The stock market was doing well in 2012 and it will be in 2013 but, somehow, it will be a little bit rough though. Further, the US will still experience the continuation of the fiscal cliff from the previous year for...
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Where Corporations Stand on the Fiscal Cliff
Today's Stocks and Topics: Winter Breakout on Stocks, Is the Federal Reserve running out of ammo, Retirement, (DRI) Darden Restaurants Inc., 401k vs. Gold, (SLCA) U.S. Silica Holdings Inc., Short Ratio, (SMH) Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF, (SDRL) SeaDrill Ltd.
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4th Quarter Review
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Stock Market, (AFL) AFLAC Inc., (ABT) Abbott Laboratories, Roth IRA, Income, (EWS) iShares MSCI Singapore, (LOCK) LifeLock Inc., Treasury Bonds.
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7 Deadly Investing Sins
Today's Stocks and Topics: U.S. Gas Exports, Americans and Debt, Traders and The Fiscal Cliff, Debt, Hedge Funds, Cyclical Market, Bonds, Invest Tools, 401k, Variable Annuities, Where the Money Goes, 200 Day Moving Average.
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Is Gold Really the Safe Haven
Today's Stocks and Topics: Business and Economic Reviews from Chapman University, Consumer Indicators, More Molehill Than Menace, ETFs, 401k, Life Insurance, Mortgage, Dividends and Taxes, The Stock Market, Day Traders, How t Start Investing, Roll Over IRAs, Statistics.
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Webinar on Risk
Today's Stocks and Topics: Money Management, Retirement Contributions, New Investor, Pro Funds, Investing on 401k, I Bonds, How to Not Run Out of Money, How to Invest, Brokers.
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US Consumer Confidence Plummets In December 2012 On...
The Christmas Holiday caused both light economic movement across the board and a limited release of economic data but at least most of it put the housing sector into the limelight. In other economic news, the weekly jobless claims fell by 10,000 lesser than the week before and the Confidence Report showed a fall in consumer confidence by 65.1 for December from 71.5 in November. Most likely it is caused from the worry over the Fiscal Cliff debate. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update...
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Look Forward to 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Stock Adjustment, IRAs, Sectors, Bonds, Young Investor, Unusual Expectations, Insurance, Retirement, International ETFs, Dollar Cost Average, Interest Rates.
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Review of 2012 on Investtalk
Today's Stocks and Topics: Retirement, Stock Evaluation, Ethical Investments, Stock Split, 529 Plan, Pull Back, The Stock Market, 401k, Investments, Taxes, Large Caps, Bond Funds.
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Top 5 IRA planning mistakes
Today's Stocks and Topics: Economic Business Review, The Economy, Top U.S. Firms are Cash Rich, Investments, Marging Accounts, IRA, (BP) BP PLC ADS, Investing Overseas, Gold, KPP Account Management, 401k, Life Insurance, Roth, Stock Investing, Pre Tax Money.
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Volatility Is Here To Stay
Today's Stocks and Topics: Hedge Funds Buying, Student Loans Defaults, Economic Calendar, Profits, Caps, Stock Issue and Buy Back, Trading Information, Traders and Investors, Retirement, Stock Market vs. Real Estate, New Investor, Equity Index Annuities, Insurance, Roth IRA.
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The real meaning of rising home prices
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Government and 2012, 3 health care stocks to hold forever, Economic Numbers, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., (KO) Coca Cola Co., (WPRT) Westport Innovations Inc., 401k, IPO, (NEM) Newmont Mining Corp., Buy Out.
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US Economic Numbers Are Getting Much Better In December...
The US got pretty much decent economic numbers a week before Christmas 2012. The GDP is up about 3.1 percent for the 3rd Quarter, personal income is also up by 50 percent more, consumer spending is surprisingly strong, and the growth in durable goods is up too. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market....
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10 Industries On Life Support
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How to Catch Up on Retirement Savings
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5 Blind Spots for Index Investors
Today's Stocks and Topics: 15 Year Mortgages, (CMI) Cummins Inc., (COST) Costco Wholesale Corp., Utilities, Stock Value, (PVD) A.F.P. Provida S.A. ADS, (PKG) Packaging Corp. of America.
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Key to Analyzing Oil And Gas Stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: Fiscal Cliff, Federal Reserve, Natural Gas, Inside Trading, (DBO) PowerShares DB Oil Fund, Oil Trust, (ORCL) Oracle Corp., New Investor, (T) AT and T Inc., (CSCO) Cisco Systems Inc.
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Are mutual funds stealing your income
Today's Stocks and Topics: 3 Unloved Dividend Stocks, Consumer Sentiment, What 2012s winners and losers say about 2013, (Z) Zillow Inc. CL A, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Retirement, Moving Average, (JNJ) Johnson and Johnson, Roth.
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How to pick good dividend stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: Top 5 Oil Producing States, Upbeat Predictions for U.S. Growth, What are the stats telling us (AGQ) ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF), (FCX) Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., REITs, Capital gains, Commodities, (CAG) ConAgra Foods Inc., Mutual fund share types.
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Single Family Homes May be a Hot Investment
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Federal Reserve, 2013 Outlook, (WPZ) Williams Partners L.P., Gifting, Stocks, (FCX) Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., Bonds, (NSC) Norfolk Southern Corp.
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Shale gas redraws emerging market investment map
Today's Stocks and Topics: (EXC) Exelon Corp., (RGR) Sturm Ruger and Co., Bond Funds, (T) AT and T Inc., (VFINX) Vanguard 500 Index Fund, Interest Rates, (HAIN) Hain Celestial Group Inc.
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Investing In A Potentially Changing Tax Environment
Today's Stocks and Topics: 10 numbers that can change your Life, China, The Federal Reserve, (AMAT) Applied Materials Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc., (COST) Costco Wholesale Corp., Income Production, Investing, (JNK) SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF, (PAA) Plains All American Pipeline L.P.
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Golden Age Of Growth Investing Is Coming
Today's Stocks and Topics: Hostess, Housing, Insider Behavior, Municipal Bonds, Retirement, Utility Sector, Coverdell Education Account, Large Caps, 401k, How to get into The Stock Market, Treasury Bonds.
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US Unemployment Rate Dropped in December 2012 - What's...
http://InvestTalk.com 146K new jobs significantly dropped US unemployment rate towards the holidays. But even so, by the next year, the entire nation might be expecting to pay higher tax rates and to experience government cuts in spending which in turn might easily slide the US back into a recession. On the other news, the US, as a country, is four times more efficient than China in terms of productivity per statistics. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up...
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7 Deadly Investing Sins
Today's Stocks and Topics: (PHK) PIMCO High Income Fund, The Stock Market, Hedge Funds, Cyclical Market, Bond Funds, (JNK) SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF, Invest Tools, 401k.
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Is Gold Really the Safe Haven
Today's Stocks and Topics: Economic Review, Consumers Indicators, The Fiscal Cliff, Metals, 401k, Mortgage, (DIS) Walt Disney Co., Dividends and Taxes, The Stock Market, Day Trading.
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Top 5 IRA Planning Mistakes
Today's Stocks and Topics: Economic Business Review, The Economy, Top U.S Firms, (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS, Investments, (ZLC) Zale Corp., Merging Accounts, IRA, (CRUS) Cirrus Logic Inc., (BP) BP PLC ADS, Investing Overseas, Gold, KPP Account Management.
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The Last Word on Kids and Cash
Today's Stocks and Topics: Growing P.E. Ratio, CASSH, China, (EMC) EMC Corp., Fiscal Cliff, (HPQ) Hewlett Packard Co., (EXC) Exelon Corp., ETFs, (STX) Seagate Technology Inc., Income, Stop Limits.
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Volatility Is Here To Stay
Today's Stocks and Topics: Hedge Funds, Student Loans, Economic Statistics, Profits, (CLF) Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., (INTC) Intel Corp., (GPOR) Gulfport Energy Corp., (OSIS) OSI Systems Inc., (Z) Zillow Inc. CL A, (DVA) DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., (KO) Coca Cola Co., Stock Issue and Buy Back.
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US Fiscal Cliff and Economic Crisis - Washington to...
http://InvestTalk.com US Fiscal Cliff - There's some talk in Washington that they're going to solve the Fiscal Cliff, which is eventually a Fiscal Slide. On the other news, the housing market shows an upward trend as a sign of development to increase the US GDP this year, first time, since 2007. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Europe The Good the Bad and the Overlooked
Today's Stocks and Topics: Europe and Energy, Costco Dividends, Foreign Companies, Hedge Funds, (COF) Capital One Financial Corp., 401K, Mutual Funds, (EBF) Ennis Inc., (LQDT) Liquidity Services Inc., Par vs. Book Value, (AAPL) Apple Inc., The Stock Market.
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Give up the guaranty on your variable annuity
Today's Stocks and Topics: Housing, Greece, (OSIS) OSI Systems Inc., Dividends, 401k, Bond Funds, (DBD) Diebold Inc., Index Funds vs. Manage Funds, (ADSK) Autodesk Inc., (BAC) Bank of America Corp.
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Apple Surprises Coming in 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Hedge Funds, U.S. Business Spending Improves, Avoiding Elder Abuse, (ISRG) Intuitive Surgical Inc., Above Average Investing, Shorting, PEG Ratio, (PRU) Prudential Financial Inc., (S) Sprint Nextel Corp.
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What you should expect from a financial planner
Today's Stocks and Topics: All Cash Portfolio, New Restaurant Chains, (MSB) Mesabi Trust, Gold, (GLD) SPDR Gold Trust, (ORLY) O Reilly Automotive Inc., (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., (ALLT) Allot Communications Ltd., (DD) E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co.
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Apples Growth Threatened by 10 Mobile Companies
Today's Stocks and Topics: Obamas Reelection and Gold, Mayor Obstacles for Obama, The Dow Theory, Roth IRA, Fiscal Cliff, 401k, Bonds, Investments, Retirement, Pre Tax Money.
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US Overspending - Is Unaffordable At This Point?
http://InvestTalk.com US Overspending - Politicians are to seriously address overspending mainly from the programs of Social Security, Medicare, and things that are unsustainable at this point; Things that we can't afford. Of course, that's going to include Obama Care. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Smart Money vs Dumb Money Investing
Today's Stocks and Topics: Four More Years for Housing, Market Moves After an Election, Book Value, IRA, Long Short Equity Funds, Interest Rates, A and B Shares, Energy Sector, International Investing, Retirement, New Investor.
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Golden Age Of Growth Investing Is Coming
Today's Stocks and Topics: Hostess is Toast, Housing and Jobs, Insider Behavior, (LVS) Las Vegas Sands Corp., Municipal Bonds, Utility Sector, Retirement, Where to Buy, (E) ENI S.p.A. ADS, Coverdell Education Savings Account.
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9 year olds better investors than you
Today's Stocks and Topics: Greece, Home Prices, The U.S. Economy, (VAR) Varian Medical Systems Inc., Dividends, Stop Limits, (WM) Waste Management Inc., Stock Evaluation, (ISRG) Intuitive Surgical Inc., Stop Limit Orders.
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How Your Investment Choices Compare to Your Peers
Today's Stocks and Topics: Is it Time to Buy Stocks, Export U.S. Gas, 8 Companies with Large Cash, (AKS) AK Steel Holding Corp., (BMY) Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Equity, (MCP) Molycorp Inc., Hostess Brands Inc., (OSIS) OSI Systems Inc., Stop Loss, Hostess Brands Inc.
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Fiscal Cliff or Fiscal Slide | Gov't To Offer Some...
http://InvestTalk.com Fiscal Cliff - President Obama and The Republicans are thinking of offering smaller compromise packages to push things down the road; which seems to be the most practical way to solve this fiscal cliff. Subscribe to the InvestTalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Low Yields Force Seniors Into Sstocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: Mortgage Delinquencies, Time to get into the Market, Facts about Greece, Fiscal Cliff, Housing, (TOL) Toll Brothers Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc., College Savings, 401K, (SNE) Sony Corp. ADS, (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc., (SHOO) Steven Madden Ltd.
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Avoiding Economic Risk
Today's Stocks and Topics: Best Buy, Wall Street and The Fiscal Cliff, 401K Plans, (HK) Halcon Resources Corp., IRA, (HCN) Health Care REIT Inc., (WIN) Windstream Corp., (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS, (HPQ) Hewlett Packard Co.
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How to Make a Financial Plan
Today's Stocks and Topics: Obama Care, Dividend Stocks, Economic Calendar, 401K Balances, (BPT) BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust, (INTC) Intel Corp., (BA) Boeing Co., Cash Advance, (GOOG) Google Inc. CL A, IRA.
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Are health care funds a smart investment
Today's Stocks and Topics: (GRPN) Groupon Inc., Small Banks, The Fiscal Cliff, (SBR) Sabine Royalty Trust UBI, (ESRX) Express Scripts Holding Co., Retirement, Roth IRA, (NRP) Natural Resource Partners L.P., (KMP) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., Utilities, Charting.
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Apples Growth Threatened by 10 Mobile Companies
Today's Stocks and Topics: Obamas Reelection and Gold, Mayor Obstacles for Obama, The Dow Theory, Roth IRA, Fiscal Cliff, (WYNN) Wynn Resorts Ltd., Investing, (YPF) YPF S.A. ADS.
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US Fiscal Cliff - Still The Biggest Issue Beyond The...
http://InvestTalk.com US Fiscal Cliff still the biggest issue the US economy is facing and the newly re-elected President and the government, in general, is going to solve before the market gets better. Here are 2 possible scenarios that most likely are going to happen; 1.) They probably agree to push it back or 2.) They could come to a compromise. Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and...
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Smart money vs dumb money investing
Today's Stocks and Topics: Four More Years for Housing, Market Moves After an Election, (NOR) Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., Book Value, IRA, (BP) BP PLC ADS, (BT) BT Group PLC ADS, Interest Rates, Refinancing, Energy Sectors, (RDS.A) Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS CL A.
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Prepare Your Portfolio Now for Tax Code Changes
Today's Stocks and Topics: Exports, New Households, Obamas Victory and Investors, (OIH) Market Vectors Oil Services ETF, (AAPL) Apple Inc., (WFM) Whole Foods Market Inc., Portfolio Management, Fiscal Cliff, Sectors, Taxes.
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8 ways to avoid financial abuse
Today's Stocks and Topics: Scam Artists, Technology, Greece, (GOOG) Google Inc. CL A, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Regular IRA vs. Roth IRA, Equity Index Annuities, Buy and Sell, The Federal Reserve.
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10 Reasons to Expect a Year End Stock Rally
Today's Stocks and Topics: Protecting Your Retirement from Inflation, The Stock Market, Behaviors, Dividends, (PONAX) PIMCO Income Fund CL A, (DLR) Digital Realty Trust Inc., (CVX) Chevron Corp., (XOM) Exxon Mobil Corp., (MA) MasterCard Inc. CL A, (AXP) American Express Co., 401k Rollovers, (BAC) Bank of America Corp.
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How do you feel about risk
Today's Stocks and Topics: Behavior Mistakes, World Economy Statistics, IRA, Retirement, Pension, the Stock Market, Gold, 401k and Roth IRA, Trading, Bond Funds, College 529 Plan, Level 2.
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US Market Correction - An Impediment To Economic Growth...
http://InvestTalk.com US Market Correction is still an ongoing issue until the 2012 elections is over. After the elections, The US president, whoever that maybe, is going to deal with the fiscal cliff. Resolution to the fiscal cliff will build confidence big companies to increase their corporate spendings. ~Steve Peasley, President, KPP Financial~ Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and...
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401K Information Gap
Today's Stocks and Topics: 401k and IRA Changes, The Stock Market and The Election, The Labor Market, Economic Data, (MU) Micron Technology Inc., (UTHR) United Therapeutics Corp., (T) AT and T Inc., (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS, (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc., (PACEF) Pace Oil and Gas Ltd, Buying Stocks Directly from the Companies, Portfolio Management.
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Making Insurance Benefits Last
Today's Stocks and Topics: Economic Data, Sirius Sales Report, Indexes in October, ETFs, Independent Research Companies, (TBT) ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20plus Year Treasury, (CLR) Continental Resources Inc., Forward P.E., (EZPW) Ezcorp Inc. CL A, (SNDK) SanDisk Corp., Mutual Funds
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Just how much stock should you put in fund rankings
Today's Stocks and Topics: Biases, Oil, Penny Stocks, (YPF) YPF S.A., (TEVA) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADS, (SB) Safe Bulkers Inc., (NEU) NewMarket Corp., Brokers Jobs.
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Is Dollar Cost Averaging Overrated
Today's Stocks and Topics: (KORS) Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., (EW) Edwards Lifesciences Corp., 401k, Gold, Dividends.
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ETFs vs Mutual Funds
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Mighty Middle, (MCD) McDonalds Corp., Vogel Rules, Stock Split, Roth IRA, Oil, Preferred Stocks, (CTCT) Constant Contact Inc., Where to invest, Taxes, (FSC) Fifth Street Finance Corp.
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US GDP Bump Up The Economy By 2% For The 2012 3rd Quarter
US GDP experienced a good boost of 2% unexpectedly for the 3rd quarter. Positively, there could be a little bump upfor the coming 4th quarter. So, now is the right time to take advantage of this growth. ~Steve Peasley, President KPPFinancial~ Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stockmarket and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Variable Annuities Questions to ask
Today's Stocks and Topics: Another Year of Slow Growth Ahead, Whos Hiring, Palm Scans vs. ATM Cards, (FXCM) FXCM Inc., Support and Resistance, (QLD) ProShares Ultra QQQ, Annuities, Mutual Funds.
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Absolute Return Fund
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Federal Reserve, The Correction, Apple Inc., To Sell Or Not To Sell Real Estate, (AVP) Avon Products Inc., S and P 500.
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Making Changes in Your 529 Plan
Today's Stocks and Topics: Junk Bonds, Cash on Capital Balance Sheets, Investing, Bond Funds, Pension Plans, Natural Gas, ETFs, (QLD) ProShares Ultra QQQ, Stock Evaluation.
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Ultra Wealthy Look to Ivy League Endowment Funds for...
Today's Stocks and Topics: Opportunities in China, Five Financial Moves Not to Make, Junk Bonds, (MOS) Mosaic Co., Oil, (XOM) Exxon Mobil Corp., (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., Preferred Stocks, Mutual Funds, 401K, Future Earnings Evaluation, (HD) Home Depot Inc, Portfolio Management.
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How Do You Feel About Risk
Today's Stocks and Topics: Behavior Mistakes, Google, World Economy Statistics, IRA, (QSII) Quality Systems Inc., Retirement, Pension, The Stock Market, Gold.
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US Stock Market May See Improvements After The Elections
US Stock Market may dramatically improve if the government addresses the fiscal cliff after the elections. On the other news, US housing is getting better and better as being the fundamental economic underpinnings of our economy. ~Steve Peasely, President KPP Financial~ Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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The Dangers of Mutual Fund Overlap
Today's Stocks and Topics: American Debt, Gold, 401K, Roth IRA, Commodities, Balance Sheet, ETFs and Mutual Funds, S and P Sectors, (RVBD) Riverbed Technology Inc.
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3 Industry Impacting Innovations On The Horizon
Today's Stocks and Topics: Housing Report, Exxon Mobil, John C. Bogle, (IBM) International Business Machines Corp., (BBBY) Bed Bath and Beyond Inc., (JNJ) Johnson and Johnson, (CMO) Capstead Mortgage Corp., The U.S. Economy.
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Investing in Bonds Will Be Nothing Like the Past 20 Years
Today's Stocks and Topics: Apple Inc. iPad Mini, What Your Home Really Worth, Real Estate and Debt, ETFs, (CMO) Capstead Mortgage Corp., Value Stocks vs. Growth Stocks, Stock Values, (GOOG) Google Inc. CL A.
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Comparing Active Fund Managers with Index Funds
Today's Stocks and Topics: Best Buy vs. Amazon, Equities vs. Bonds, Big Banks, Shares, (S) Sprint Nextel Corp., Oil Companies, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., 529 Plan, IRA, 401K, (SLW) Silver Wheaton Corp., Financial Terms.
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Dividend REIT And High Yield ETFs For Income
Today's Stocks and Topics: China and Debt, Housing, Natural Gas, (NLY) Annaly Capital Management Inc., Stop Order vs. Stop Limit Order, (GTAT) GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (IDV) iShares Dow Jones International Select Dividend Income Fund, (BHE) Benchmark Electronics Inc., Retirement.
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Fiscal Cliff - Short Out Of Time To Address Before 2012...
http:// Investtalk.com Fiscal Cliff 2012 - There's about 3 or 4 weeks away from the 2012 US Elections and the government doesn't have much to tackle on the fiscal cliff and stock market issues. ~Steve Peasley, President KPP Financial~ Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Learn from the Biggest Companies of the Past 20 Years
Today's Stocks and Topics: 3D Printers and Medicine, Stock Market Headlines, Seniors and Debt, (RVBD) Riverbed Technology Inc., (TLP) Transmontaigne Partners L.P., Shorts, Capital Gains, (AAPL) Apple Inc.
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Tax Breaks for Refinancing your Mortgage
Today's Stocks and Topics: (STX) Seagate Technology Inc., (SWY) Safeway Inc., (RES) RPC Inc., Refinancing and Tax Breaks, (LUFK) Lufkin Industries Inc., Mortgage Rates, To Buy or Not To Buy, (HAS) Hasbro Inc., Muni Bonds.
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How do you know if youre up to managing your own...
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Euro, Practice Retirement, Fix Income, (CVS) CVS Caremark Corp., (SBUX) Starbucks Corp., (AMZN) Amazon.com Inc., Emerging Market, Reverse Mortgage, Return on Equity, ETFs, (MDLZ) Mondelez International Inc. CL A, 401k.
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How to put your cash back into the market
Today's Stocks and Topics: Health Care Cost, Trend Change in Manufacturing, Economists and Presidential Candidates, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (LEN) Lennar Corp. Cl, Annuities, (HCA) HCA Holdings Inc., Covered Calls, (SWN) Southwestern Energy Co., CDs
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ETFs as Economic Indicators
Today's Stocks and Topics: Apples iPhone 4S, Jobs Report, 5 Obama Stocks and 5 Romney Stocks, Investing Strategy, (LRCX) Lam Research Corp., Unemployment Report, (SWKS) Skyworks Solutions Inc., (LQDT) Liquidity Services Inc., 200 Day Moving Average.
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US Economic News - The United States Still Needs More...
http://Investtalk.comThe U.S is still struggling to produce more jobs and will continue to struggle to produce more for the months tocome. On the other hand, the good news is that the US will be sooner an exporter for oil as it is now producingits own. ~Steve Peasley~ President, KPP Financial. Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in thestock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Two Truths And A Lie About Dividends
Today's Stocks and Topics: Whats Better Walmart or Target, Why the Economy Cant Grow Jobs, Mutual Funds Ratings, When to Sell Short, Jobs Report, (CAT) Caterpillar Inc., (VRA) Vera Bradley Inc., (REM) iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage PLUS Capped Index Fund, (CLR) Continental Resources Inc.
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Why Actively Managed Funds go to ETFs
Today's Stocks and Topics: Data Points, California Cities Facing Bankruptcy, 401K, Online Stock Brokers, Mutual Funds, (NLY) Annaly Capital Management Inc., Oil Income Trust, Real Estate.
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Is it time to roll over your 401K
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Stock Market, Commodities, Information Overload, Equities, 401k, Stock Evaluation, Mutual Funds, Retirement Funds, Credit Card Debt, Natural Gas Index.
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Twelve Tips for a Better 401K
Today's Stocks and Topics: Ben Bernanke, Social Security Rules, 13 Ways Americans Throw Away Money, (FAX) Aberdeen Asia Pacific Income Fund Inc., (HOV) Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. CL A, Taxes, Earnings, (WPZ) Williams Partners L.P.
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Avoid repeating mistakes you made in the meltdown
Today's Stocks and Topics: How Rich Investors Stay Rich, Yuan Hits a New Record, European Economic Points, Bond Funds, Mutual Funds, (RNF) Rentech Nitrogen Partners L.P., (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., (HPQ) Hewlett Packard Co., Interest Rates, (NSC) Norfolk Southern Corp.
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Stock Market Correction - US Experienced Market...
http://Investtalk.com Stock market correction occurred throughout the U.S. This is the correction that we have been waitingfor and want to juice as best as you can. ~Steve Peasley~ President, KPP Financial. Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in the stock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Making Super Positive Profits in 2013
Today's Stocks and Topics: Mortgage Rates, Spain, (RIM) Research in Motion Ltd., Dividends, Roth IRA, (GOOG) Google Inc. CL A, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Companies with Cash, Mutual Funds, Technical Indicators, (VFC) VF Corp., Trading Information.
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5 Common Mistakes Young Investors Make
Today's Stocks and Topics: Early Signs of Inflation, Asian Integration, The U.S. Stock Market Trading Above a 100 percent of GDP, Reverse Mortgage, Real Estate and Mortgages, 401k and Taxes, Day Trader, Zero Coupon Bonds.
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Why miss the Big Dividends Steady Returns
Today's Stocks and Topics: Next Global Manufacturer Super Power, Should You Now Sit The Rest Of The Year, Electric Car Manufacturer Tesla, (CLH) Clean Harbors Inc., (KFN) KKR Financial Holdings LLC, New Investor, Companies Buying Back Stocks, Shorting Financials, Commodities.
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How to put your money manager on the spot
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Market If Obama gets Re elected, The Market if Romney get Elected, Annuities, Economic Figures, (STX) Seagate Technology Inc., Inflation, Secondary Market, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., (VECO) Veeco Instruments Inc., Deflation, Index Funds.
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Balanced no load funds Safer
Today's Stocks and Topics: Dividend Paying Stocks, Retirement, Business Development Corporation, Gold, Dow Jones, Double Dipping, Technical Analysis, Correction, (HPQ) Hewlett Packard Co., (BAC) Bank of America Corp., (ETN) Eaton Corp., (STX) Seagate Technology Inc.
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When Can The US Economy Achieve Price Stability?
http://investtalk.com The Fed expects a dramatic change with QE3 being release and we got to find a way to bemore aggressive. ~Steve Peasley~ President, KPP Financial. Subscribe to the Investtalk monthly update and newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest trends in thestock market and the economy and how to become the best player in the stock market.
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Gen X and Gen Y Are About to Dive Into Stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: The Wealth Effect, ETFs Inflow, College Degrees, (INTC) Intel Corp., Partnership, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., New Investor, 401k and The Market, Retirement.
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Why this Fed move was different than any before
Today's Stocks and Topics: Oil Prices, Housing, China and Japan, ETFs, (CSCO) Cisco Systems Inc., Bonds, Mutual Funds, After Hours Trading, Stock Value.
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The Basics of Preferred Stocks
Today's Stocks and Topics: Whos Buying U.S. Treasures and U.S. Stocks, Financially Savvy Kids, How to Help Pay College Expenses, China, (CMP) Compass Minerals International Inc., Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, (FXY) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust, 401k, P.E. Ratio and Dividends, Short Bonds.
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